02671cam a2200373 4500 2548811798 TxAuBib 20250905120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798892742726 10177196-fe33-4fa2-b75e-ae27ae39ab48 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10729988 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Waters, Charles. Mascot [Libby Audiobook]. Recorded Books, Inc., 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 85MB. HTML:In Rye, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, people work hard, kids go to school, and football is big on Friday nights. An eighth-grade English teacher creates an assignment for her class to debate whether Rye's mascot should stay or change.<br /> Now six middle schoolers get involved in the issue that already has the suburb turned upside down with everyone choosing sides and arguments getting ugly.<br /> At the center of this story about human rights and Native sovereignty, there are six young people.<br /> Callie, a Black Cherokee Nation citizen, is new to the town and school; Franklin loves football, wearing fresh kicks, and so far has resisted his parents' desire for him to learn more about his Black heritage; Priya wants to be a journalist and has four grandparents all born in India;<br /> Sean is a sixth-generation Rye student in an Irish family that often needs help from the food pantry; Tessa, who is white, was previously homeschooled and has grandparents who marched with MLK Jr.; Luis immigrated from El Salvador at seven and aspires to be a math teacher and coach.<br /> Written from several points of view, this novel in verse asks, "What happens when a mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone?"<br /> This audiobook is narrated by Karen Chilton, Merissa Czyz, Kyla Garcia, Christopher Gebauer, Robb Moreira, Soneela Nankani, and Ruffin Prentiss. Juvenile Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor. Children’s Favorites Award. Teacher Favorites Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-09-04 20:00:02. Sorell, Traci. Chilton, Karen. Czyz, Merissa. Garcia, Kyla. Gebauer, Christopher. Moreira, Robb. Nankani, Soneela. Prentiss, Ruffin. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=10177196-fe33-4fa2-b75e-ae27ae39ab48&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)